People Of Solomon Islands

Population	523,617 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 42.4% (male 113,183; female 108,816) 15-64 years: 54.4% (male 144,157; female 140,769) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 8,058; female 8,634) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 18.4 years male: 18.3 years female: 18.5 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.76% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	31.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	4.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 22.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 25.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 72.38 years male: 69.9 years female: 74.98 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.19 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
Nationality	noun: Solomon Islander(s) adjective: Solomon Islander
Ethnic groups	Melanesian 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4%
Religions	Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%
Languages	Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population note: 120 indigenous languages
Literacy	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Solomon Islands former: British Solomon Islands

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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